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N. J. WALSWORTH. FOLDING SETTEE.

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` FOLD-ING SETTBE. l No. 342,886. 4 Patented June 1, 1886.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

NEVEL J. VALSVORTH, OF SYRAOUSE, NEV YORK.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 342,886I dated June l, 1886. i

Application filed July 22, 1885. Serial No. lfll. (No modell) To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, N EWEL J .WALswoETIg of Syracuse, Onondaga county, State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Folding Seats, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to the mode of coustrueting folding settees or seats by which I impart great strength and lightness, rendering them, when folded up, very compact and portable for transportation. I obtain these objects by the devices illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whiche- Figure l is the central leg and brace for intermediate support between the end supports opened out; Fig. 2, the end supports or crosslegs; Fig. 3, the parts shown in Fig. l closed up; Fig. 4, front view of the seat open.

Like parts in the several figures are designated by the same letters ot' reference.

The end supports, one of which is shown in side elevation in Fig. 2, are composed ot' a long eross-leg, A, extending up from the floor in front to the top ofthe back in the rear. At the top of this legA a back-rail B is aftixed, and in addition thereto a top raihB, may be added, that extend the whole length of the settee, and are similarly attached to the leg A at the opposite end, and in addition thereto there is a back-railC affixed to the rear side of legs A, just above the line of the seal. Below the seat there is a short leg, D, extending from the Hoor in rear up to the under side ot' the seat in front. A pivoting-bolt, E, unites the legs A and D where they cross, and just below this point a curved rail, F, (see Fig. 4,) and straight rail G are bolted to the front of leg A and unite in the center, where they are affixed to the center support, hereinafter described, and iirmly brace the parts against side strains. To the upper-end of the short legs D a rail, H, is bolted, running from end to end under the seat. Between the end supports there is a center support consisting of an' inclined leg, X, similar in form and position to legs A, its upper end being bolted to the back-rail B and the rails C, F, and G, F and G being united at the point, as seen iu Fig. 4. To the lowest part of leg X, just above rail F, the lower end of a brace or strut, I, is united by means of a link, K. Its upper end is hinged tothe rail H, which at that point is attached to the pivoted part of the seat by a link, M. The seat S is made in two parts, extending from the end to the cen` ter leg, X. They are preferably made of parallel slats, that are aflixed to the bars L, pivoted to the inner faces of the legs A A. rlhe rear ends of these bars project back under the rail C, that serves to support them.

When the seat is opened ont, the parts assume the positions shown in Figs. land 2. When closed, as in Fig. 3.

Fig. 4' shows a front view of the settee opened.

As an additional security, I sometimes add the hooks N to the under sides of the bars L,

combination with the central leg, X, pivoted seat-bars L, rail H, and strut I, as specified.

3. In a settee, the combination of the hooks N with the bars L and rail H of the pivoted seat, constructed and arranged as and for the purposes above specified.

It. In a settee having a folding seat, the combination of the curved and straight rails F andG with the legs A A and X, to strengthen them against lateral pressure, as specified.

NEVEL J. VALSVORTH.

Witnesses:

F. H. WILLIAMS,

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